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• Generational Bias and Marciano – December 4th, 2013

  Rocky fought at a disciplined 183-188 for the most part which places him in the middle of the cruiserweight limit…
  
  

• Wladimir Klitschko: The Case for the Defense – December 1st, 2013

  I rank Wladimir as a great heavyweight, one of fifteen that have ever lived, but I think Dempsey might have beaten him with that elusive, rhythm-breaking style...
  
  

• Mike Tyson Uncaged (1986) – November 29th, 2013

  The documentary "Mike Tyson Uncaged" dates from 1986, the year he became the youngest man in boxing history, at age 20, to win the heavyweight crown. No one knew at the time what was to come; it looked like he might he remain champion forever. But as unknown as his topsy-turvy future would turn out to…
  
  

• Boxing’s Five Greatest Moments: 1970-1979 – November 26th, 2013

  It was an ending only Muhammad Ali could have given us and the greatest jewel in the shining crown of the greatest heavyweight of all time...
  
  

• My Top Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945): Numbers 21-25 – November 22nd, 2013

  The "Explosive Thin Man" used his height and reach to leverage the tremendous one-punch power he possessed in his right hand…
  
  

• Andre Ward: All Terrain Fighter – November 20th, 2013

  Ward may have fared better against the rougher, older generation. I can picture him tangling with the likes of Gene Fullmer, Jake LaMotta and Dick Tiger...
  
  

• Best Heavyweight Jab? – November 20th, 2013

  
  
  

• A Legacy vs. 91 Seconds – November 19th, 2013

  
  
  

• My Top Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945): Numbers 16-20 – November 16th, 2013

  Having fought for an amazing 27 years, Archie Moore knocked out more opponents than anyone else in the history of boxing…
  
  

• Larry Holmes vs. Alfredo Evangelista – November 10th, 2013

  On November 10, 1978 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, from Easton, Pennsylvania, defended his newly won title for the first time against Alfredo Evangelista, from Montevideo, Uruguay. Holmes won the title five months earlier over Ken Norton by disputed split…
  
  

• Larry Holmes vs. Bonecrusher Smith – November 9th, 2013

  On November 9, 1984 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, IBF heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, from Easton, Pennsylvania by way of Cuthbert, Georgia, defended his title against James "Bonecrusher" Smith, from Magnolia, North Carolina. The Easton Assassin was undefeated at 42-0. Bonecrusher…
  
  

• One Punch from the Promised Land – October 19th, 2013

  Even Spinks’ mother told him, “You're crazy, Leon. You'll get wiped out.” The authors add, “Nobody disagreed. Not even Leon…”
  
  

• Who’s More Like Muhammad Ali: Mayweather or Pacquiao? – October 16th, 2013

  If Pacquiao were to win, as in the case of the-larger-than-life Ali, public opinion would wreath him with a garland of unparalleled superlatives and veneration…
  
  

• When a Lion Roared – October 10th, 2013

  Lennox Lewis was now the undisputed champion of the world and no belts in trashcans or mental disintegrations could impugn his ascension...
  
  

• “Only God Hits Harder”: A Life of Earnie Shavers – September 28th, 2013

  “Joe Frazier wouldn't fight me. George Foreman and Frazier both told me so, they said, ‘Hey, you hit too damn hard…’”
  
  

• Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks – September 21st, 2013

  On September 21, 1985 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Larry Holmes, aka the Easton Assassin, defended his IBF heavyweight title against light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. It was the 27-0 Spinks' first fight at heavyweight. Holmes was 48-0 and on the cusp of tying Rocky Marciano's…
  
  

• Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes – September 18th, 2013

  Complaining about the current state of the heavyweight division is like beating a dead horse. It may be satisfying on some level, but that old gray mare ain't what she used to be. Larry Holmes fought Ken Norton at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the WBC heavyweight title on June 9, 1978. Holmes had beaten…
  
  

• When Harry Met Ali (Documentary) – September 7th, 2013

  There are no shortage of documentaries on Muhammad Ali. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are better than most. The documentary "When Harry Met Ali" is better than most and is narrated by British boxing writer Harry Carpenter, who followed Ali from his earliest days to the end of his remarkable…
  
  

• “On Experts” / Canelo TKO’d – August 30th, 2013

  What you’re looking for, pertaining to this boxing expert business, is somebody with a “track record” of taking a stand and picking a winner…
  
  

• "Champions Forever": Ali-Frazier-Foreman-Norton-Holmes – August 20th, 2013

  This 1989 documentary takes a good hard look at the last Golden Age of Heavyweights. It was an era when even the second and third tier heavyweights might be champions today, and this film focuses on the crème de la crème of boxing’s marquee division: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken…
  
  

• Beating a Dead Horse – August 19th, 2013

  Context is everything. The High Church of Boxing follows its own commandments, which includes the good, the bad, and the irredeemably ugly…
  
  

• The Ill-Advised Comeback – August 7th, 2013

  The message here is crystal clear and harsh; most comebacks end up being an exercise in embarrassment and even ignominy. Most are ill-advised…
  
  

• “Terrible” Times: A Life of Tim Witherspoon – July 23rd, 2013

  "King’s objective was to make Tyson the youngest champion of the world. He didn't care about me, Bonecrusher, or Tubbs; we were just in his way..."
  
  

• Putting Butter on the Grits – July 23rd, 2013

  Avoid attempting to impress with feigned swagger. Fans see through the pretentious stuff faster than you can say “Adrien.” You either have it or you don’t...
  
  

• Sold, American! – July 16th, 2013

  “As a fan who held my precious baseball in such high regard, it was a kick in the balls to learn that Johnson was allowed to fight and win a heavyweight title…”
  
  

• Gene Tunney Returns – July 8th, 2013

  I’m James Joseph Tunney, friend of Shakespeare and other Muses, but you may call me Gene as I blister Messrs. Tyson, W. Klitschko, and George Foreman…
  
  

• Dashing Dempsey – June 25th, 2013

  
  
  

• Short Notice: A Life of James "Bonecrusher" Smith – June 19th, 2013

  “The world title came because I was so mad about that seven days’ notice. I was so mad about the short notice. But, you know, hey, life is short notice…”
  
  

• “Livin’ and Lovin’”: A Life of Marvis Frazier – June 11th, 2013

  “Bottom line is that you got to love people,” says Marvis. “God put us here to be brothers and sisters. Pop knew that…”
  
  

• Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney – June 11th, 2013

  On June 11, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, longtime WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, from Easton, Pennsylvania by way of Cuthbert, Georgia, defended his title against "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney. Both fighters were undefeated at the time. Holmes was 36-0. Cooney was 25-0. And the fight,…
  
  

• The Gladiator Club: Unbreakable Respect – May 30th, 2013

  A circle for some, but not by any means to all, of enduring faith, persistence, pain, hope, tragedy, glory, all set out bare boned between the ropes…
  
  

• Still in the Pink: A Life of Pinklon Thomas – May 28th, 2013

  Life is a great grand canvas, and Thomas believes that you should throw all the paint on it you can. “Something will stick,” he says…
  
  

• Helping Boxers Help Themselves – May 24th, 2013

  Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, arguably one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, was hounded to the grave for back taxes…
  
  

• GOAT: Mayweather vs. Marciano – May 6th, 2013

  With Mayweather’s dismantling of Robert Guerrero still fresh in everyone’s mind, the superlatives are flying fast and furious...
  
  

• Measuring Mayweather – May 3rd, 2013

  The careers of Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong and others in the boxing pantheon attest that defeats do not always debunk...
  
  

• The Artistic Afterlife of Carl “The Truth” Williams – April 15th, 2013

  
  
  

• Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick – April 11th, 2013

  On April 11, 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, from Easton, Pennsylvania by way of Cuthbert, Georgia, defended his title against Trevor Berbick, from Port Antonio, Jamaica. Holmes was undefeated at 36-0 coming in. Berbick was 18-1. The fight was scheduled…
  
  

• Ten-Count for Carl “The Truth” Williams – April 7th, 2013

  “I still say that I could have continued,” Williams said. “Even Mike said the fight shouldn't have been stopped…”
  
  

• "Don King Unauthorized" Documentary – April 6th, 2013

  Don King is an institution. A self-described "black Horatio Alger," his rags-to-riches, Cinderella story is the American Dream come to life. But if we pull back the curtain and look beyond the wild hair, smiling countenance, bespoke jean jackets, and fluttering stars and stripes, a darker picture emerges,…
  
  

• Heavyweight Champions Respond – April 5th, 2013

  My presumption to rank and write about the Top Ten Heavyweight Champions provoked comments I initially considered severe...
  
  

• Top Ten Heavyweight Champions – April 2nd, 2013

  Let us set aside the present and recall the days of more gifted and charismatic champions. Here are the ten best heavyweights of all time…
  
  

• In Lieu of Flowers – March 28th, 2013

  
  
  

• Gluttony Is No Sin – March 24th, 2013

  LaMotta’s jaw was something of an open challenge, but similar to a fairground game the chance of cracking it was anywhere between slim and none...
  
  

• The Time Warp That Is Gleason’s Gym – March 16th, 2013

  During the 1940s a lot of champions came out of Gleason’s Gym. Jake LaMotta trained there, as did three-time world champion Carlos Ortiz…
  
  

• The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time Part Three: 80-71 – March 12th, 2013

  Should conservatism in matchmaking become the norm, much of the oxygen that allows greatness to burn is sucked from the room...
  
  

• The Brutal Separation of Man and Boy – March 10th, 2013

  At least the beaten Marvis remained standing, and there was definitely a sliver of pride in that when facing a prime Larry Holmes...
  
  

• The End of the King? – March 10th, 2013

  
  
  

• Open Letter to Dan Rafael – February 20th, 2013

  
  
  

• Sugar & Spice: Mosley vs. Malignaggi – January 14th, 2013

  
  
  

• Ray Arcel: Dean of Them All – January 8th, 2013

  “If you watch videos of the old-time fights from the late 1920s through the 1930s right into the early ‘40s, invariably you’ll see Ray Arcel…”